Maradona cost twice as much as Ronaldo, claims former Napoli president Ferlaino

Former Napoli president Corrado Ferlaino claims Diego Maradona cost the club “double what Cristiano Ronaldo would cost today” after the star joined from Barcelona in 1984.

The Serie A outfit splashed out a then-world record transfer fee of £5 million to acquire the mercurial Argentine, who had previously broken the same record when arriving at Camp Nou.

“He cost double what Cristiano would cost today. The intellectuals criticised me – they said Napoli was a poor city and it was immoral. But it was my money, and I wanted to spend it that way. When I signed the contract in Barcelona, I went to a bar and ordered a whisky on the rocks.The waiter said to me: ‘Are you Italian? What a great deal we’re getting out of this with Maradona – he’s fat.’ I didn’t enjoy that drink at all, ” recounted Ferlaino.

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